Results: Some of us are living the lives we dreamed of when children, but most of us are not. Some of us didn't take our dreams seriously whereas others were very focused and that dream became a driving force. This survey is about "if only we had" dreams.
Published on 08/22/2025
I read an article recently that said "if money was no object which product would you buy?" and another one "If you had the job skills, which of the following careers would you choose." The reality for most of us is we make choices based on the cards we are dealt and we don't always get a good hand. But what if life didn't throw up these barriers. What would we choose? Here are some options and comment about some of your own.
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You may or may not have dreamed about acting in a movie but, if opportunity knocked, which role would you prefer?
The hero or heroine?
14%
273 votes
The villain?
9%
181 votes
The trusty sidekick?
12%
245 votes
The provider of comic relief?
11%
227 votes
The romantic interest
12%
233 votes
Not Interested.
40%
808 votes
The wise old whatever - giver of advice.
16%
316 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
18 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.47% | 7 | |
| Not a star role. Just a "bit" part or filler. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I would choose a Democrat candidate if they only had a brain | 0.07% | 1 |
| Directing one. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I'd rather be the director. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I have been in a few movies just because someone was needed to fill in a role and I was on the crew. | 0.07% | 1 |
| the survivor | 0.07% | 1 |
| an EXTRA, no real "work", but I could say I was in a movie. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I'd like to try all of the above! | 0.07% | 1 |
| The narrating observer, like the Che character in Evita. (Not like the evil ******* in real life.) | 0.07% | 1 |
| dancing tampon | 0.07% | 1 |
| A background character | 0.07% | 1 |
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2.
I have never been in a war and never served in the military but, when I left school, a career in the military was one of my options. If you had no option but to enlist, which career in the armed forces would you prefer?
In the navy
10%
207 votes
In the army
8%
155 votes
In the air force
19%
377 votes
A medical person.
18%
366 votes
A spy.
9%
170 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
36 votes
Not Interested
42%
839 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.69% | 9 | |
| Coast Guard | 0.23% | 3 |
| Marines | 0.15% | 2 |
| in the office - telegraph perhaps | 0.08% | 1 |
| office administration (like my Mom) | 0.08% | 1 |
| Any place that was not near the front lines | 0.08% | 1 |
| In the army reserves, like I was 47 to 45 years ago. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Navy Seals or Marine's | 0.08% | 1 |
| Emergency aid | 0.08% | 1 |
| either the navy in com nav or coast guard on a cutter | 0.08% | 1 |
| I was in the USMC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0.08% | 1 |
| In the Coast Guard | 0.08% | 1 |
| Marine Corp | 0.08% | 1 |
| communications | 0.08% | 1 |
| Marines assigned to a n embassy | 0.08% | 1 |
| Working in an office somewhere. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Working in the supplies warehouse. | 0.08% | 1 |
| MARINE CORPS | 0.08% | 1 |
| Space Force | 0.08% | 1 |
| US Army PA Reserves National Guard where I served 8 years from 1970 to 1978 | 0.08% | 1 |
| ballerina | 0.08% | 1 |
| Planning & Research | 0.08% | 1 |
| Saxophone player. That's what I did in the army. | 0.08% | 1 |
| navy seal, | 0.08% | 1 |
| Shame on you. No option? Most find it an honor to serve. | 0.08% | 1 |
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3.
It is unlikely these days that you would have dreamed about a career in politics, but saving the world without going to war could have been your lofty goal. Many politicians had that dream before the system ground that ambition out of them. If the swamp got drained, what career in politics would you choose?
The President or Prime Minister
8%
162 votes
A governor or provincial premier
7%
146 votes
A senator or MP
10%
193 votes
A political advisor
12%
244 votes
A speech writer.
7%
146 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
Not Interested
60%
1206 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.77% | 7 | |
| King | 0.11% | 1 |
| home town mayor | 0.11% | 1 |
| Your surveys are way way way way way way way way way way way way way 2L O 00000000000000NG!!! | 0.11% | 1 |
| The social coordinator. | 0.11% | 1 |
| A King | 0.11% | 1 |
| Supreme Court Judge | 0.11% | 1 |
| local representative for my city | 0.11% | 1 |
| none | 0.11% | 1 |
| Ambassador to England | 0.11% | 1 |
| A staffer | 0.11% | 1 |
| Founder of a political party | 0.11% | 1 |
| King like we had when FDR ruled this antion for close to 4 four year terms as King er Emperor well then Prez! | 0.11% | 1 |
| secret service | 0.11% | 1 |
| Financial advisor | 0.11% | 1 |
| Secretary of State | 0.11% | 1 |
| Prosecutor to jail those politicians getting rich from insider trading | 0.11% | 1 |
| Setting the bar pretty low. | 0.11% | 1 |
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4.
Maybe you dreamed about being in a Rock and Roll band. Which of the following roles would you choose (assuming you had the musical talent and other necessary skills)
The lead singer.
20%
393 votes
The lead guitarist
11%
219 votes
The bass player
8%
152 votes
The drummer
11%
215 votes
Other band member (keyboards, rhythm guitar)
8%
162 votes
The songwriter
10%
209 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
23 votes
Not Interested.
43%
863 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.58% | 8 | |
| Wardrobe or make up. | 0.07% | 1 |
| All of the above! | 0.07% | 1 |
| Agent | 0.07% | 1 |
| producer | 0.07% | 1 |
| Backup singer | 0.07% | 1 |
| Saxophone | 0.07% | 1 |
| Wind instruments | 0.07% | 1 |
| harmony relief | 0.07% | 1 |
| Back-up singer | 0.07% | 1 |
| singer | 0.07% | 1 |
| SAX PLAYER | 0.07% | 1 |
| I was in a 20 accordion band, toured Maine until high school. Broke down to 6 accordions & 1 drummer, touring New England | 0.07% | 1 |
| the choreographer | 0.07% | 1 |
| Sang with my sister's when younger, Christian, at weddings, and gatherings. | 0.07% | 1 |
| The manager | 0.07% | 1 |
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